INTRODUCTION

There are a few tweaks that you can do with regedit. One is disable the last key viewed, and another is setting up the window metrics, settings, favorites, etc.

PROCEDURE

Default Regedit.exe settings:

1. Set regedit settings to how you want them.

2. Navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\RegEdt32\Settings

3. Export the key to a filename. The settings are pretty much self explanitory.

4. Include this file in your setup CD/DVD.



Set Regedit.exe window metrics and favorites:

1. Setup the view in regedit.exe to the way that you want it. Because windows size, position, divider, and column spacing is included in the settings, I make it a smaller window in the top left hand corner of the screen so it will fit on monitors at lower resolutions.

2. Navigate to the following key: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Regedit

3. OPTIONAL: Remove the LastKey value, if present.

4. Export the key to a file.

5. OPTIONAL: Open the .reg file in a text editor and remove all entries relating to Favorites. Do this if you don't want your regedit favorites to be saved.

6. Include this file file in your setup CD/DVD



Prevent regedit.exe from saving the LastKey value:

1. Create a file with the following information. I called my file REGEDIT_PERMISSTIONS.ini


2. Run this file with the following command line: regini.exe regedit_permissions.ini



NOTES

Remember, regini ALWAYS REPLACES permissions on registry objects. Keep that in mind when you use the tool.

The tool is found in the resource kit tools.

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